Kaneki (Masataka KUBOTA) who becomes half human and half ghoul (man-eating monsters who are only able to ingest human flesh in order to live) is living at a coffee house called "Anteiku" with fellow ghouls such as Touka (Maika YAMAMOTO) hiding their identities from the police unit CCG (Commission of Counter Ghoul). They also train together for their survival from boththe police and other ghouls.